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U.S. Senate race in Georgia reaches a new low

February 24, 2014 By Martin Marshall

The campaign is raffling off an AR-15 semiautomatic assault rifle as a way to build a list of conservative supporters.

Germany: Scandal, pornography, and naked truths

February 20, 2014 By Victor Grossman

Gossip and scandal are part of politics; the German media is currently overflowing with these commodities.

Powerful interests mobilize to end U.S. anti-Cuban blockade

February 19, 2014 By W. T. Whitney, Jr.

The U.S. economic blockade of Cuba, cruel and reviled across the globe, has persisted for as long as the period between the U.S. Civil War and World War I.

Tap the disability rights movement’s untapped power

February 13, 2014 By Chris Worth

Though Marx and Engels may not have predicted the rise of an engaged population of people with disabilities, they did predict the push toward "improvement."

Five reasons to expect hope and change in 2014

February 12, 2014 By Rick Nagin

The tide is starting to turn, and we can be hopeful that 2014 will truly be a Year of Action for democratic and progressive victories. Here are five reasons why.